Question : Sports Development and Promotion

(a) whether the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has any plan to
promote sports and constructions/development of playgrounds/stadia
specially in rural areas;
(b) if so, the details thereof including the funds allocated and spent for
the purpose and infrastructure created in the last two years and the
current year State-wise;
(c) whether the Government plans to identify talented sportspersons from
each sport category and provide them intensive training/coaching to
make them excel in their respective fields, if so, the details thereof and
action taken for fund allocation by the Government thereon, State/UT
wise and if not reasons therefor;
(d) the details of fund allocation to States/UTs/NGOs/Companies for sports
promotion and results/responses thereof; and
(e) the details of promotional schemes/ programmes being implemented
by the Ministry/SAI for the development of Sports in the country?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS
(SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)
(a) & (b) The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports was implementing a
Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely, Panchayat Yuva Krida aur Khel
Abhiyan (PYKKA) Scheme for creation of basic sports infrastructure in
village and block panchayats and for providing central assistance to
States/UTs for holding annual sports competitions viz. Rural, Women and
North East Games at block, district, state and national levels from 2008-
09 to 2013-14. The PYKKA Scheme was restructured as Rajiv Gandhi Khel
Abhiyan (RGKA) w.e.f. 01.04.2014.
The RGKA Scheme provides for construction of a sports complex in
each block of the country both for outdoor and indoor sports disciplines
on land measuring about six - seven acres at a total cost of Rs. 1.60 crore
(Rs. 80 lakh each for outdoor playfield and indoor sports hall). There is
also a provision of Rs. 15 lakh for sports equipment to be provided by
Department of Sports. The RGKA Scheme also provides for grant-in-aid for
holding competitions at various levels. Under Urban Sports Infrastructure
Scheme (USIS), the Ministry provides assistance for creating sports
infrastructure in urban areas.
The details of funds released to States/UTs for creation of
infrastructure and conduct of annual sports competitions under PYKKA
Scheme during 2013-14 and under RGKA Scheme for conducting annual
sports competitions during 2014-15 and 2015-16 are at Annexure-I. The
state-wise details of playfields developed under the PYKKA Scheme are
at Annexure-II. During 2014-15 and 2015-16, due to non-availability of
convergence fund and State Component, funds could not be released.
(c) to (d) Details of Schemes being implemented by the Ministry of
Youth Affairs & Sports and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) for
identifying and nurturing sporting talent and promoting sports are given at
Annexure – III and Annexure IV respectively.
(e) Details of funds allocation for promotion of sports under the
schemes under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports are given at
Annexure-V.
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